Name: Fruit salad cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3/4 cup caster sugar; 60 gram butter; 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 apple, grated; 1/3 cup mashed banana; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 cup self-raising flour

Fruit salad cake

Serves 12

Prep

15M

Cook

1H 15M

Total

1H 30M

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Ingredients

3/4 cup caster sugar

60 gram butter

1/2 cup chopped dried apricots

1 teaspoon grated orange rind

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1/4 cup orange juice

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 apple, grated

1/3 cup mashed banana

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 cup self-raising flour

Method

1.Grease a 14cm x 21cm loaf pan, line base and sides with paper; grease paper well.

2.Combine sugar, butter, apricots, rinds and juices in saucepan. Stir constantly over heat without boiling until sugar is dissolved.

3.Transfer to large bowl, stir in apple, banana and egg, then sifted flour in two lots. Pour into prepared pan.

4.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Bake in for about 1¼ hours. Stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool.

We used a Granny Smith apple in this recipe. You will also need one medium overripe banana for this recipe. Keeping time: 1 day.
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